Salt Lake City Weekly’s live music picks for July 16 to July 22.
Most rap is written from a certain perspective and if your life is punctuated by violence, how could you make music without those episodes permeating your tone and lyrics? Gary, Ind.’s Freddie Gibbs is the voice of an entire segment of society that has had little other outlet for their message. Over two decades in the
Urban Hill’s latest chef collaboration features Viet Pham
Two of Salt Lake City's top chefs are joining culinary forces for a special night of dining. State of play: Urban Hill's Nick Zocco and Pretty Bird's Viet Pham have teamed up to create a six-course menu inspired by Southwestern/Mexican and Southeast Asian flavors for a July 29 dinner at the Post District restaurant . C
Scott Porter, Founder and Owner, San Diablo Artisan Churros
Scott Porter is a serial entrepreneur, brand-experience architect, and unabashed “taco whisperer.” He is the founder and owner of San Diablo Artisan Churros, a gourmet churro company on a mission to fill lives with happiness—one churro at a time. Since 2016, San Diablo has served literally millions of churros at 9,000+
Beloved 18-year-old toucan at Tracy Aviary passes away
One of Tracy Aviary's most beloved birds has passed away. On Wednesday, the aviary announced the death of Inca, a female red-billed toucan.
Utah inland port pledges $7.5M to Great Salt Lake ‘buffer,’ seeks to improve water...
Utah Inland Port Authority allocates $7.5 million for Great Salt Lake wetlands conservation. New partnerships aim to create buffer zones and curb industrial water use near the lake. Efforts focus on balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability, addressing lake's decline. Editor's note: This article is pu
SLC Council approves adjusted tax deal for Silo Park in Granary District
After a testy hearing last month, city officials approved a multi-million dollar tax increment agreement for a new development in the Granary District. Members of the Salt Lake City Council, acting as the board of the city’s Community Reinvestment Agency, voted 6-1 on Tuesday to approve a tax increment reimbursement re
Man charged with murder of three special needs adults appears in court
The man who is accused of leaving three men with special needs inside of a running van in a garage for more than four hours made a court appearance on Wednesday.
Dog rescued after fire burns garage, part of house in Holladay
HOLLADAY — A dog was rescued from a burning home in Holladay early Tuesday after the family was unable to find it, according to the Unified Fire Authority. Officials said all occupants of the home safely evacuated with no injuries, but the homeowner reported his dog was possibly still in the basement.
Former West Valley City man charged with raping, kidnapping girl in Weber County
OGDEN — A former West Valley City man faces charges of sexually assaulting and kidnapping a 13-year-old girl he met via social media sometime in 2021 or 2022. Chad Jason Torres-Cruz, 30, faces a count of child kidnapping and rape of a child, first-degree felonies, sometime between Aug. 7, 2021, and Aug. 6, 2022. The We
‘Surprising and exciting’: U. astronomers harness NASA telescopes for black hole discovery
SALT LAKE CITY — In a discovery that has eluded and puzzled astronomers for centuries, University of Utah astronomers harnessed archival data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to locate the first stellar-mass black hole in the massive globular star cluster Omega

















